How Many People Are Named Gamel?
An estimated 14 people in the United States have the first name Gamel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Gamel peaked in popularity in 1967 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gamel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gamel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Gamel is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
14
About 1 in 24,482,453 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1967
5 births
Total Registered
15
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gamel
Gamel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 15 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gamel as a male name
Ranked #6,608 in 1981
5 male births in 1981
Peak: 1967 (5 births)
Gamel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gamel span from the 1960s to the 1980s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 10 babies were registered. While Gamel is less common than at its peak in the 1960s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gamel by Decade
How has Gamel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gamel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gamel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gamel
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gamel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gamel?
We estimate approximately 14 people named Gamel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 24,482,453 Americans share this first name.
Is Gamel a common name?
Gamel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 34% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gamel most popular?
Gamel reached peak popularity in 1967, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gamel is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gamel a male name?
Gamel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gamel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gamel Smith, Gamel Johnson, Gamel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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